Toy hook-and-ladder truck.



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UNiTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY THAYER KINGSBURY, OF KEENF., NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TOY HOOK-AND-LADDER TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,528, dated January 22, 1901.

Application filed June 14,1900. Serial No. 20,278. (No model.)

To all whom t may concer-71,:

Be it known that I, HARRY THAYER KINGS- BURY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Keene, in the county of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Hook-and- Ladder Trucks, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in toys, and particularly to the construction of toy hook-and-ladder trucks, the object being to provide a simple and durable toy of the character described.

The invention consists in the construction of the toy, as hereinafter described, and referred to in the appended claims, and also inv the blank from which the body is struck up.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure l is a side perspective of a toy embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section, .and Fig` 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the body portion of the toy is struck up.

In the drawings, and referring first to Fig. 3, A represents, as a whole, the blank of pressed steel or other suitable sheet metal cut out, as shown, to form the tongues D, which are bent up at aninclination, as shown, and provided with lugs or ears b, which when the sides E are bent up engage and lock within the openings ain said sides, thus forming the depending body portion F and the front and rear por-tions G H, to the former of which the front truck I ispivoted and to the latter of which the rear-wheel-axle-supporting lugs K are secured.

The sides of the toy are cut out, as shown at C, and are strengthened by the ribs L and are bent inwardly at the top, as at M,

for strength and neat finish. The metallic tonguesD serve to strengthen orbrace the toy, as Well as do the front and rearintegral portions G H. While I have shown and prefer to make the sides and body integral, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to this as far as the broad feature of the invention is concerned.

The forward ends of the beaded tops of the side pieces are slitted, as at N, to receive ears on the seat-support O.

I believe I am the first to construct a toy of this kind of pressed-steel sides, with suitable braces or connections between the two, and wish to claim the same broadly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a toy hook-and-ladder truck, the combination with the vpressed-steel side frames having the integral front and rear portions G, H, and the depending bottom portion with the braces; or connections D; substantially as described.

2. A toy hook-and-ladder truck having the sides, the depending portion G, said depending portion having the forward and rear portions D,and interlocking connections between said portions D and the sides of the truck; substantially as described.

3. The herein-described blank for toy hookand-ladder trucks,having the central portion the tongues D, with lugs b, and the side portions with the slits a with which the lugs b engage; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aii'ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.,

HARRY THAYER KINGSBURY.

Witnesses:

W. L. MASON, FRANK WILDER. 

